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CEO Russell Brownlee Discusses Rural Road Safety on CTV News

Our CEO, Russell Brownlee, spoke with Anne-Marie Mediwake on CTV News this morning. They discussed rural road safety and what can be done to help prevent horrible traffic accidents like the one on June 15 near Carberry, Manitoba. Transport Canada produced a Rural Intersection Safety Handbook in 2006. The Executive Summary of the Handbook can be accessed here. The […]

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TNS Presenting at Police Traffic Officers Course

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This week, TNS Group’s Pedram Izadpanah will be teaching Traffic Concepts and Human Factors at the Police Traffic Officers Course, presented by the Ontario Police College and the Ontario Traffic Council.

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TNS and University of Waterloo Launch Road Safety Network Screening Tools

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TNS Group and our research partner, University of Waterloo Engineering, are pleased to announce the launch of five new tools to help municipalities improve their Road Safety Network Screening. This project was undertaken with funding from Transport Canada through the Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program. According to the Highway Safety Manual, the Road Safety Management process begins with Network Screening — identifying network locations

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Announcing: Upcoming TNS Workshops

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Just Announced – Upcoming workshops! TNS Group, in collaboration with the Ontario Traffic Council, is pleased to be offering these upcoming workshops: Monday, April 3, 2023: Road Safety & Risk Management for Pedestrians, presented by TNS Group’s Russell Brownlee, Alexandre Nolet, and Josée Dumont. Friday, April 14, 2023: Road Safety & Risk Management for Bicycle Facilities, presented by

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Josée Dumont achieves RSP2 Certification with Behavioural Specialty

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Join TNS Group in congratulating Josée Dumont, who has achieved her Road Safety Professional Level 2 Certification with the Behavioural Specialty! This makes her one of very few engineers in North America to hold the RSP2 Certification with both the Behavioural and Infrastructure Specialties. The experts at TNS are dedicated to expanding their knowledge and serving our clients by staying up-to-date with

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TNS Presenting at 2022 TAC Conference

Conferences, Safety

TNS Group’s Alexandre Nolet is excited to be making a presentation at the Transportation Association of Canada’s Conference: Changing Ways for our Changing Climate, being held this week in Edmonton, Alberta. Join us on Wednesday, October 5, at 3:45 p.m. in Salon 11 for our session: Vision Zero and Safe System in the Canadian Context.

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TNS Teaching Roadway Management

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TNS Director of Transportation Safety and Forensics, Alexandre Nolet, will be delivering Roadway Management training tomorrow in Guelph for the Ontario Good Roads Association. Visit the Ontario Good Roads Association to learn more.

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Alexandre Nolet interviewed by ICI Radio-Canada

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TNS Group’s Alexandre Nolet was recently interviewed by ICI Radio-Canada regarding road safety after two fatal incidents, both involving pedestrians, tragically occurred this past Tuesday in Toronto. Watch the news segment HERE.

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Josée Dumont achieves RSP2 Certification with Infrastructure Specialty

News, Safety

A big congratulations to our colleague, Josée Dumont, for attaining her RSP2 certification (infrastructure specialty)! Josée adds this designation to her many years of transportation safety experience. At TNS, we pride ourselves in being at the forefront of the industry and striving to ensure our engineers are fluent in the latest training, certifications and knowledge

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TNS Presenting Transit Stops: Locating and Designing for Safety

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Russell and Alex had a great time teaching the Transit Stops: Locating and Designing for Safety workshop for the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA). Thank you to everyone who attended!

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